Month: September 2022

Africa has the highest road traffic fatality rate in the world. Over 800 people are killed in road crashes every day, more than half of them vulnerable road users like pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. It’s a public health crisis that is entirely preventable. It’s also a huge story that needs to be told. The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Science Africa, is hosting a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, from 24th-26th October 2022. The goal is to equip journalists to report on key road safety issues and to prepare them to train others on this crucial topic.  Applications from journalists and media trainers from Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Ethiopia and Tanzania will be

Project T-Max is a Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) framework designed to equip Nigerians with Technical & Vocational skills while maximizing existing private and public TVET centres & resources across the country. The Project is part of the Federal Government’s intervention to alleviate poverty from at least 100 million Nigerians by the year 2030. Requirements: Age Limit: 18-35 Must be Resident in the State Must be available to attend the full course of the Programme Must be able to read and write in English Pilot States Enugu, Ogun, Lagos, Gombe, Edo, Kaduna, Nassarawa Skill Sectors ICT Automobile Furniture Works Welding & Fabrication Plumbing & Fittings Tiling & Interlocking

The Ekiti State Digital Skills Academy (EDSA) is an initiative designed to provide youths in Ekiti statewith the technology and soft skills competence needed to access local and global job marketopportunities. Impact outcomes for the initiative include a reduction of unemployment amongst theyouth population and an increase in economic inflow for Ekiti state. Those Eligible To Apply Youths between the ages of 16-35 years who currently reside in Ekiti State. Applicants must have basic digital literacy. Learning Tracks With four different learning tracks available to learn from Product Design Product design is a process of creating user-friendly solutions using various design tools. In this track, beneficiaries will learn about the

The Sterling Management Development Program (SMDP) is a bespoke recruitment campaign that leads into an intensive 12-month rotational program, where you can gain insight and cross border exposure to enable you to emerge as a well-rounded professional equipped with different skills & competencies you can apply to different areas within Sterling while you also GROW personally. In addition, the Sterling Management Development Program aims to develop Next-Gen leaders who will largely contribute to the design of the future of Sterling. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA A minimum of 3 years post NYSC experience from any sector. A minimum of Master’s degree or relevant professional certification from an accredited institution in or outside Nigeria. Applicants must

Are you a professional Nigerian photographer exercising press photography or reportage for the media or on social networks? Are you looking to improve your technical and visual literacy skills and you would like to cover the 2023 general elections? Do you need help to refine your career plan and build your career in photojournalism? “Naija in Lights” is a 12-month project implemented by CFI in partnership with StoryMi Academy, Radio France internationale (RFI) and the Alliances Françaises network in Nigeria and revolves around two main components : Component 1 – Two 7-day training sessions. The first will be devoted to photography techniques and the identification of an individual project (technical

The year is 2022, and it is safe to say we are living in a technocentric world already. There is no going back. It is our responsibility to make sure that we drive innovations that bring about positive change for a better future. In this month’s edition of the Catalyst, we will have amazing sessions with three industry experts to discuss how they’ve been able to get partnership and funding opportunities from established organizations through innovation for social impact across Africa or the world at large. It’s easy to see why corporate partnerships with startups make sense because these startups can benefit from corporate funding, resources, customer access, and a